Sunday, 19 February 2012
A session of Seventh Lawyers Meeting organized by the National Lawyers Committee of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in Jeddah on Tuesday. (AN photo)
JEDDAH: Saudi women law graduates on Tuesday expected a promise from Minister of Justice Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa to give them licenses to start working as lawyers. Instead, he promised them they would be allowed to work at reconciliation offices without any mention of the actual practice of women lawyers at Saudi courts.
These women graduated from law and Shariah specializations at seven colleges and universities throughout the Kingdom that had started programs for women in 2008.
Al-Issa was answering a question from law graduate Bayan Zahran, who asked about the ministry’s efforts to enrol women law graduates into the ministry. “We have a huge project to initiate certified reconciliation offices. We are waiting for the system to be implemented, after which women will be able to work there to reduce the number of cases passed on to courts,” the minister said. “Some cases might need only a suggestion or consultation, and we expect these offices to solve the disputes, especially in personal affairs.”
For more, please see this: http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article575815.ece
These women graduated from law and Shariah specializations at seven colleges and universities throughout the Kingdom that had started programs for women in 2008.
Al-Issa was answering a question from law graduate Bayan Zahran, who asked about the ministry’s efforts to enrol women law graduates into the ministry. “We have a huge project to initiate certified reconciliation offices. We are waiting for the system to be implemented, after which women will be able to work there to reduce the number of cases passed on to courts,” the minister said. “Some cases might need only a suggestion or consultation, and we expect these offices to solve the disputes, especially in personal affairs.”
For more, please see this: http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article575815.ece
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